imparvsimportWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: impar is a noun, import is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“impar” is a noun and “import” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,622
“impar” frequency rank
#45,367
“import” frequency rank
79989
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impar import
Definition Número que dividido entre dos no da número entero. Importar, en el sentido de traer cosas de otro país

Where the eye mixes impar and import

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
impar
6 ch
import

Look-alike desk: impar vs import

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: impar is [ĩmˈpaɾ] while import is /ɪmˈpɔːt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impar is recorded at frequency rank #34,622, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmˈpaɾ]. import is at rank #45,367, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɪmˈpɔːt/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 79989, this pair ranks #12,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of impar vs import

Shared letters: impr. Private to "impar": a. Private to "import": ot.

"impar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "import" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imparimapr · immpar · imparr · imppar · impra · ipmar · mipar
  • importimmport · imoprt · imporrt · importt · impotr · impport · improt · ipmort

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impar" and "import" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "impar" is a noun and "import" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "impar" or "import" show up more?
"impar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,622 in our Spanish list, against #45,367 for "import". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "impar" and "import" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "impar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "import" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impar" and "import" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "import vs importen". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #12,250 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list